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About Vivienne Edgecombe

Vivienne was born in New Zealand, and now lives and works in the beautiful French Pyrenees mountains, with her husband, a dog, a cat and some chickens. Once upon a time, she said "I want to go to France and write a book". And somehow, that's exactly what has happened.

Vivienne helps people from all walks of life who would like to experience more peace of mind and clarity in their lives, through her writing and coaching.

Author Updates

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK this week, and I’m lifting my head from the joys of the new data protection regulations that are coming in on May 25th (if you’re on my mailing list, stay tuned for the obligatory email from me to confirm you want to keep in touch!) to address something that’s been on my mind a bit lately.
I’ve really been noticing people all over the internet (truly with the best of intentions) trying to help others by offering “10 ways to cope with x”.&nbs

Hello,
It’s all happening today – Already Complete: Beyond the Myths of Childlessness is published, and simultaneously, a podcast has gone live where you can hear me in conversation with Nicola Bird from A Little Peace of Mind, about why we are Already Complete.
You can listen here, and check out the book here.

I read a post today talking about how to get rid of your baggage. That is, the emotional baggage you think you’re carrying.
But what is emotional baggage? The events of the past? Our past hurts and the defences we’ve put in place to avoid them happening again? The anger we’re keeping alive about past insults or injuries? The future?
When we think it’s our past or the future that’s weighing us down, we’re headed down the rabbit-hole-of-no-exit.&nbs

Today, 20th March, is International Happiness Day, so I’d like to share something that’s been really helpful for me in finding more happiness, contentment and peace of mind in my life.
It’s nothing to do with stuff, or rituals, or practices. It’s simply about noticing, and realising.
Noticing when I’ve inadvertently tied my happiness to something that has nothing to do with it, and realising that that’s not where my happiness, wellbeing, peace of mind or contentment come

It’s here!
28 Days of Resilience – the book – has arrived. This was a bit of a whirlwind, from idea (I’m doing an audio series – hey, why not turn it into a book?) to learning how to self-publish, including formatting the book and designing a cover, and then publishing it in paperback and e-book format.
I enjoyed all of that, and am very pleased with the finished product! I know from feedback that it’s already helping people, which was the whole point in the first

Happy New Year!
Thanks so much for being with me over the last year, whether as a visitor to my site or listening to my 28 Days of Resilience audios. I’m very happy to be alongside you for whatever changes may be coming your way in 2018.
It’s a new year, at least on our calendar, and that tends to bring with it the marketing assault on all the ways we ‘should’ be changing – ‘new year, new you’ in all its forms.
The thing is, a date on a calendar doesn’t have